History of Halloween
What does the word "Halloween" actually mean?
It is a contraction of "All Hallows' Eve," which is the night before All Hallows' (All Saints') Day on November 1st.
What are black cats associated with?
Bad luck and witches
What does mass murder mean?
The killing of multiple people during a single incident.
Which movie features a killer named Michael Myers who wears a white mask?
Halloween
What was ship that sank in 1912 after striking an iceberg, killing more than 1,500 people?
The Titanic
What is "Hallow" a world for?
an old English word for saint
What is the most popular halloween candy?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
What is the 1692 Massachusetts town that became famous for its witch trials?
Salem
In this movie, a family moves into a haunted hotel where a man slowly loses his mind.
The Shining
This 1888 London murder case involved several victims and an unidentified killer who became known by this famous nickname.
Jack the Ripper
Which ancient festival is Halloween descended from?
Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival. It marked the end of the harvest and the start of winter.
Where does the word "witch" come from
Old English word: Wicce referred to a female practitioner of magic.
What is the deliberate killing of an entire ethnic, national, racial, or religious group?
What1984 horror film introduced Freddy Krueger, who attacks teenagers while they sleep?
A Nightmare on Elm Street
This gangster was a notorious Chicago crime boss during Prohibition and was eventually imprisoned for tax evasion.
Al Capone
Why did the Celts wear costumes?
People wore masks and costumes to disguise themselves or scare away wandering evil spirits. They believed that on October 31st, the boundary between the living and the dead blurred.
What were carved instead of pumpkins originally?
turnips and potatoes.
What 14th-century pandemic killed millions across Europe, Asia, and North Africa?
The Black Death
What 1968 George A. Romero film is widely credited with popularizing modern zombie movies?
Night of the Living Dead
What was considered the first autopsy?
The autopsy of Julius Caesar
Who brought Halloween to North America?
Irish and Scottish immigrants
What do the colors of halloween (black and orange) represent?
Orange represents the harvest, while black represents darkness and death.
What is the 1978 tragedy in Guyana that involved the deaths of hundreds of members of a religious group?
Jonestown
What is the 1982 John Carpenter film involving a shape-shifting alien discovered at an Antarctic research station?
The Thing
In 2017, this city experienced one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern U.S. history during a music festival.
Las Vegas